House Speaker John Boehner has announced he is going to sue Obama over his abuse of power, which is something long, long overdue.
“This is not about impeachment — it’s about him faithfully executing the laws of this country,” Boehner said.
Did Boehner find some testosterone or is he caving into pressure?
Boehner had been weighing such a lawsuit in recent days, over concerns that Obama exceeded his constitutional authority with executive actions. Republicans have voiced frustration with Obama’s second-term “pen and phone” strategy of pursuing policy changes without Congress — particularly environmental rules via the Environmental Protection Agency. Republicans also complained about numerous unilateral changes to the implementation of ObamaCare.
The lawsuit has not yet been filed. But asked Wednesday whether he intended to proceed, Boehner said: “I am.”
“My view is the president has not faithfully executed the laws,” he said. “What we have seen clearly over the last five years is an effort to erode the power of the Legislative Branch.”
The decision to sue still would have to be formally approved by a group of House leaders. Presuming that step is cleared, the suit is expected to be filed in a few weeks.
The plaintiff would be the House of Representatives.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, asked about the suit at Wednesday’s briefing, defended the president’s executive authority — while blasting Republican leadership for what he called a “taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the president of the United States for doing his job.”
“It seems that Republicans have shifted their opposition into a high gear,” he said. “Frankly, it’s a gear that I didn’t know previously existed.”
Ahead of Boehner’s announcement, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ridiculed the prospect of a suit against the president.
“I make of it as subterfuge,” she said. “They’re doing nothing here. So they have to give some aura of activity.”
He may be conspiring with Obama to fool Americans into a false sense of security….!!!!
oh bull$#%&!@* seeing is believing
Would that be sometime this year???
WHY DID HE WAIT SO LONG ?
Too little too late! Is his balls not big enough to go all the way? More than enough evidence and instances to impeach.
Or is this a crumb of appeasement, given the upset with Eric Cantor? He spoke so poorly and thought so little of the tea party. Did they get your attention yet Mr Boehner!
Washington had better figure out fast that they work for us!
Indeed you would be Nobama….And you should be!!! Treasonous, lying sociopath!!
Just do it ,!!!!!!
DONT TRUST THIS RINO HE WILL STAB US IN THE BACK AT ANY TIME
pressure
Yet more waste of time and tax payer money!!! Instead of wasting time and money on a losing battle, they should take that time and money to work out compromises with the president so he doesn’t have to resort to executive orders!!!!!’